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Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Artivist Entertainment
Management: Maya Jupiter
Website: www.facebook.com
Sounds Like: Quetzal, Ozomatli, ana tijoux
Genre: Hip Hop
Maya Jupiter is an Australian hip-hop artist, activist and philanthropist. She was the national voice of Hip-Hop, producing and hosting iconic programs on Australian television and radio. Jupiter’s artivism began early in her career, facilitating hip hop song writing workshops with underserved youth in Sydney.
Now in Los Angeles, Maya is on the advisory board at Peace Over Violence, a rape crisis education and prevention center, and is a spokesperson for their Denim Day campaign. She was recognized with their Voice Over Violence Humanitarian Award.
Maya has received Tiyya’s Owliya Community Leadership Award, The East LA Community Corporations Mujer Guerrera Award and is the co-recipient of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Social Justice Fighter Award along with her husband Aloe Blacc.
Maya co-founded Artivist Entertainment to provide support and produce events for artists who use their work to promote positive social transformation. Recently, Artivist produced online events for the #CancelRent and #HomesForAll movement to provide relief to families during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Jupiter’s third solo album, Never Said Yes, produced by Grammy award winner, Quetzal Flores, explores themes that intersect feminism, activism, and revolutionary motherhood.
"a feminist musician who has no issues speaking up for the oppressed"
Ian Stewart - Time To Decompress, PBS
"Respected for her hard working ethic and originality, Maya continues to make her journey in Hip Hop as unique and authentic as she is"
Ms Hennessey - Ms Hennessey Speaks Blog
"Maya's lyrics are powerful, vibrant, and uplifting. Think Ms. Dynamite meets M.I.A."
Kamren Curiel - Huffington Post / Voto Latino
“Fresh, thought-provoking and even family-friendly, Maya Jupiter and her band put the cool in our night with a nice twist.”
SERAPHINA - buzzbands.la
“Top 5 Hip Hop Releases of 2011”
Gabriel San Roman - OC Weekly
“Preview: Maya Jupiter Record Release Show 10/6/11”
Gomez Comes Alive! - Amoeba Blog
"boundlessness,soulful, full of culture and passion for humanity"
Soulful G - Zatoon Blog
“Jupiter set the bar in terms of energy to which her whole set, kept heads and knees bopping”
extreme_turki - Faster Louder
"demonstra um talento tanto na composição como na voz"
Gonçalo Trindade - Ponto Alternativo
“She spit the most poetic, groovy and passionate raps to an unexpecting crowd”
Britt Chester - Westword Blogs Denver
"if ever there was a ‘Hip Hop Nation’ Maya Jupiter is an excellent ambassador of Australian hip hop"
DeVon Thompson - www.themisseducation.com
"There are many young woman out there today who are very aware, very switched on and that are achieving great great things and helping shape the world we live in... MAYA JUPITER is one of these"
Bianca - http://conversationswithbianca.com
